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NEW/DEVELOPING

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BRITAIN-ELECTION, ELECTION 2024-BIDEN, BRAZIL-BOLSONARO-INDICTMENT, JULY FOURTH-SHOOTINGS, CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES, TROPICAL WEATHER, ESSENCE FESTIVAL, MEXICO-SHEINBAUM-CABINET, BOLIVIA-COUP CONFUSION.

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TOP STORIES

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BRITAIN-ELECTION — Britain’s Labour Party was headed for a huge majority in a parliamentary election, an exit poll suggested, against a gloomy backdrop of economic malaise, mounting distrust in institutions and a fraying social fabric. By Brian Melley and Jill Lawless. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, video, audio. With BRITAIN-ELECTION-THE-LATEST.

ELECTION 2024-BIDEN — President Joe Biden is opening a critical stretch in his effort to salvage his imperiled reelection campaign. Already, some financial backers are holding off or canceling upcoming fundraisers. And Biden himself acknowledged to Democratic governors that he needs to get more sleep and limit late events so he can be fit and rested for the job. By Colleen Long, Zeke Miller and Seung Min Kim. SENT: 1,040 words, photos, audio. With ELECTION 2024-BIDEN-NEWSOM — California Gov. Gavin Newsom offers a forceful defense of Biden. Also see ELECTION 2024-THE AGE QUESTION below.

BRAZIL-BOLSONARO-INDICTMENT — Brazil’s Federal Police have indicted former President Jair Bolsonaro for money laundering and criminal association in connection with undeclared diamonds the far-right leader received from Saudi Arabia during his time in office, according to a source with knowledge of the accusations. By Mauricio Savarese and Gabriela Sá Pessoa. SENT: 500 words, photos.

ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS — The Israeli government has approved plans to build nearly 5,300 new homes in settlements in the occupied West Bank, a monitoring group said, the latest move in a campaign to accelerate settlement expansion, aiming to cement Israeli control over the territory and prevent the establishment of a future Palestinian state. By Tia Goldenberg and Kareem Chehayeb. SENT: 1,130 words, photos, videos. With LEBANON-ISRAEL-HEZBOLLAH — Hezbollah fires over 200 rockets into Israel after killing of senior commander.

TROPICAL-WEATHER — After leaving a trail of destruction across the eastern Caribbean and at least nine people dead, Hurricane Beryl weakened as it chugged over open water toward Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula, going from the earliest Category 5 hurricane in the Atlantic to Category 2 by the afternoon. By Martín Silva and Fernando Llano. SENT: 1,000 words, photos, videos, audio. With MEXICO-HURRICANE SEA TURTLES — Mexico evacuates even sea turtle eggs from beaches as Hurricane Beryl approaches.

FOURTH OF JULY — The burgers aren’t the only things sizzling this Fourth of July: Millions of people are under heat warnings as large numbers of Americans traveled to toast their nation’s birth with parades, cookouts and fiery splashes of colors against the evening sky. By David Sharp. SENT: 740 words, photos, videos. Also see JULY FOURTH-SHOOTINGS, INDEPENDENCE DAY-HOT DOG CONTEST and HEAT WAVE below.

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RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR — Ukraine’s army has retreated from a neighborhood in the outskirts of Chasiv Yar, a strategically important town in the eastern Donetsk region that has been reduced to rubble under a monthslong Russian assault, a military spokesperson said. SENT: 540 words, photos.

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INDEPENDENCE DAY-HOT DOG CONTEST — Patrick Bertoletti of Chicago and Miki Sudo of Florida win at annual Nathan’s hot dog eating contest. SENT: 670 words, photos, video, audio.

GERMANY-TAYLOR SWIFT CRAZE — With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name — at least for a few weeks. SENT: 340 words, photo.

INDIA-FLOODS-BABY — Indian mother delivers baby on boat as her river island is inundated by floodwaters. SENT: 340 words, photos, video.

ESSENCE FESTIVAL — 30th annual Essence Festival of Culture kicks off in New Orleans. SENT: 240 words, photos.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE WAR-FLOWERS — Despite hardships brought by war, flowers fill Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. SENT: 720 words, photos, video.

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ELECTION 2024-THE AGE QUESTION — The age question for presidential candidates is more than four decades old. SENT: 1,070 words, photos.

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NATIONAL

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JULY FOURTH-SHOOTINGS — Two women in a home in Chicago, a police officer serving a warrant in Cleveland and an armed person making threats in Yellowstone National Park were among those killed in shootings on the Fourth of July, historically one of the nation’s deadliest days of the year. SENT: 420 words, photos. With YELLOWSTONE SHOOTING — Ranger injured and armed person making threats dies at Yellowstone, park says.

HEAT WAVE — Around 134 million people in the U.S. are under alerts as an “extremely dangerous and record-breaking” heat wave broils much of the country, according to the National Weather Service. SENT: 510 words, photos, audio.

CALIFORNIA-WILDFIRES — Crews made steady progress overnight against a Northern California wildfire that had thousands of people under evacuation orders, but wind gusts and continued hot temperatures could pose problems on a searing hot July Fourth, officials said. SENT: 340 words, photos.

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FRANCE-ELECTION — In the final stretch before a high-stakes French legislative election on Sunday, several candidates have reported being attacked on the campaign trail, including government spokesperson Prisca Thevenot. SENT: 740 words, photos. With FRANCE-ELECTION-DISINFORMATION — Russian-linked cybercampaigns put a bull’s-eye on France. Their focus? The Olympics and elections; PARIS-OLYMPICS-MOOD — Election anxiety curbs Olympic enthusiasm among Parisians ahead of the Summer Games.

BOLIVIA-COUP CONFUSION — A fugitive general charged with collusion over last week’s alleged coup attempt in Bolivia has told The Associated Press that before being pulled out of retirement to storm the presidential palace, he had the impression that the embattled government intended to share power with the Bolivian army. SENT: 1,060 words, photos.

VENEZUELA-ELECTION-EXPLAINER — Venezuela’s self-described socialist government is facing a serious electoral challenge in a presidential election for the first time in decades. SENT: 1,040 words, photos.

MEXICO-SHEINBAUM-CABINET — Mexico’s incoming president announced her appointees for top posts, but hopes for a fresh approach were dashed by the re-appearance of old faces in the new cabinet. SENT: 530 words, photos.

RUSSIA-US CITIZEN-COURT — Robert Woodland, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, was convicted of drug-related charges by a Moscow court and sentenced to 12 1/2 years in prison, court officials and his lawyers said. SENT: 300 words, photos.

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BUSINESS

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SAKS-NEIMAN MARCUS — The parent company of Saks Fifth Avenue has signed a deal to buy upscale rival Neiman Marcus Group, which owns Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman stores, for $2.65 billion, with online behemoth Amazon holding a minority stake. By Retail Writer Anne D’Innocenzio. SENT: 890 words, photos.

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SPORTS

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WIMBLEDON — Seven-time Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic beat wild-card entry Jacob Fearnley in another test of his fitness following recent knee surgery. By Sports Writer Ken Maguire. SENT: 820 words, photos.

US-CHINA-DOPING — The international swimming federation says its top administrator has been ordered to testify as a witness in a U.S. criminal investigation into the case of 23 Chinese swimmers who failed doping tests in 2021 yet were allowed to continue competing. By Sports Writers Graham Dunbar and Eddie Pells. SENT: 850 words, photos.

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Far-right leader Marine Le Pen arrives at the National Rally party headquarters, Thursday, July 4, 2024 in Paris. The National Rally secured the most votes in the first round of the early legislative elections on June 30 but not enough to claim an overall victory that would allow the formation of France's first far-right government since World War II. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

Hezbollah fighters carry the coffin of their comrade, senior commander Mohammad Naameh Nasser, who was killed by an Israeli airstrike that hit his car in the southern costal town of Tyre, during his funeral procession in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Bilal Hussein)

This photo provided by Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade press service shows an aerial view of the town of Chasiv Yar, the site of heaviest battles with the Russian troops in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, (Ukraine's 24th Mechanised Brigade via AP)

Robert Woodland, right, a Russia-born U.S. citizen, stands in a glass cage as he talks with his lawyer Stanislav Kshevitsky prior to a court hearing, Thursday, July 4, 2024, in Moscow, Russia. Woodland was convicted of drug-related charges and sentenced to 12 and a 1/2 years in prison on Thursday. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, center, standing with New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, left, and Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, right, talks with reporters following their meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

People walk past a souvenir shop's storefront boarded up preparation for the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, in Playa del Carmen, Mexico, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)

A boat damaged by Hurricane Beryl lays on its side at a dock in Kingston, Jamaica, Thursday, July 4, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Hudson)

Miki Sudo competes in the women's division of Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Patrick Bertoletti stuffs hot dogs into his mouth during the men's division in Nathan's Famous Fourth of July hot dog eating contest, Thursday, July 4, 2024, at Coney Island in the Brooklyn borough of New York. Bertoletti ate 58 hot dogs. (AP Photo/Julia Nikhinson)

Labour Party leader Keir Starmer and wife Victoria arrive at a polling station to cast their vote in London, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Voters in the U.K. are casting their ballots in a national election to choose the 650 lawmakers who will sit in Parliament for the next five years. Outgoing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak surprised his own party on May 22 when he called the election. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

A woman swings from a heart-shaped flower installation in Dobro Park, Motyzhyn, Kyiv region, Ukraine, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Despite hardships brought by war flowers fill Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities. They burst out of planters that line the capital's backroads and grand boulevards and are fixed to lampposts. (AP Photo/Anton Shtuka)

Supporters of reformist candidate for the Iran's presidential election Masoud Pezeshkian, shown in the poster, attend a campaign rally in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

A person carries an American flag as he marches with airline catering workers employed by Gate Gourmet as they picket with their supporters, calling for a new union contract with raises and affordable health insurance, at Miami International Airport, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

People shift from a boat to another to reach a shelter due to flooding in Morigaon district in the northeastern Indian state of Assam, India, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Anupam Nath)

Shane Lawson, an off-duty firefighter, works to extinguish flames from the Grubbs Fire in the Palermo community of Butte County, Calif., on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)

Palestinians search for bodies and survivors in the rubble of a residential building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, July 3, 2024. (AP Photo /Jehad Alshrafi)

Fagan Harris, far right, chief of staff to Maryland Gov. Moore, gestures for governors to finish answering questions from reporters, as from left, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz listen after they met with President Joe Biden, Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Britain's Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his wife Akshata Murty leave a polling station after voting near Richmond, North Yorkshire, England, Thursday, July 4, 2024. Britain goes to the polls Thursday after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called a general election. (AP Photo/Scott Heppell )

LONDON (AP) — No. 1-ranked Iga Swiatek again faltered at Wimbledon, losing in the third round to Yulia Putintseva 3-6, 6-1, 6-2 on Saturday.

Swiatek is a five-time Grand Slam champion, including four titles on the red clay at the French Open — most recently last month — and one on the hard courts at the U.S. Open. The All England Club's grass has always given her the most trouble at any major tournament as a pro, although the 23-year-old from Poland did win the junior trophy as a teenager.

Swiatek has only once been as far as the quarterfinals at Wimbledon; that was last year, when she lost at that stage.

She entered Saturday on a 21-match winning streak, all on clay, and decided to withdraw from the only grass-court tuneup that was originally on her schedule before Wimbledon.

This result also was unexpected because Swiatek not only had won all four previous meetings against the 35th-ranked Putintseva, but also had won every set they had played.

But Swiatek looked very little like someone who has led the WTA rankings for nearly every week since April 2022 and is assured of remaining there no matter what happens the rest of the way at Wimbledon.

She kept making mistakes, particularly over the last two sets, when Putintseva did not even try to put balls away and instead was happy to allow Swiatek to help her.

When Putintseva was building a 4-0 lead in the last set by grabbing 16 of its first 19 points, she only needed to produce two winners. That's because her other 14 points were all gained thanks to either unforced errors (seven) or forced errors (seven) off Swiatek’s racket.

After one miss into the net, Swiatek muttered to herself, and she generally looked as flustered as she ever does during a match.

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Iga Swiatek of Poland plays a backhand return to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Iga Swiatek of Poland plays a forehand return to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan reacts after winning a point against Iga Swiatek of Poland during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Iga Swiatek of Poland serves to Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Iga Swiatek of Poland reacts during her third round match against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan reacts after winning a point against Iga Swiatek of Poland during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Roger Federer, right, sits with his parents , Robert and Lynette as they watch a third round match between Denis Shapovalov of Canada and Ben Shelton of the United States at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Ben Shelton of the United States plays a forehand return to Denis Shapovalov of Canada during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Pep Guardiola his wife Cristina and daughter Maria, left, react as Alexander Zverev of Germany speaks following his third round win over Cameron Norrie of Britain at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Cameron Norrie of Britain reacts after winning a point against Alexander Zverev of Germany during their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Alexander Zverev of Germany celebrates after defeating Cameron Norrie of Britain in their third round match at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A court steward stands under an umbrella on an outside court as rain delays the start of play at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

An outside court under a cover as rain delays street to play at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024.(AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Outside courts are under covers as rain delays street to play at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

A court steward stands under an umbrella on an outside court as rain delays the start of play at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Spectators wait as rain delays play ahead of third round matches at the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 6, 2024. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)